A 17-year-old Northwest Indiana boy is accused of a brutal crime against pets. Police say he hunted and killed three kittens in his neighborhood, then he posed for photos with the cats and posted them on Facebook….

Police say defenseless kittens were skewered by a 17-year-old with a bow and arrow. Lake County Indiana investigator Michelle Dvorscak showed [reporters] photos that a teen allegedly posed for and posted on Facebook, photos too gruesome to show.

‘Two kittens on an arrow. One’s been shot through the head, it looks like one’s been shot through the body,’ said Dvorscak.

The scene was an alley behind the boy’s home in East Chicago. Police say he took aim, hunting the cats about two weeks ago.

The act of savagery came to the attention of authorities after an anonymous call was placed to Lake County Animal Adoption and Control Center. That prompted police to canvas the neighborhood. Ultimately they were led to the home of the “archer,” who has since confessed and explained his motive: boredom.

The prosecutor’s office is now considering felony charges against the teen for abusing and killing the three kittens.

CBS takes pains not to mention the shooter’s ethnicity, a journalistic lapse that often typified crimes committed by members of a “protected class.” Call it idle speculation, but it is worth noting that East Chicago according to the 2010 census has a population that is 93.8% “minority” — 42.9% black and 50.9% Hispanic. The town of 29,698 also boasts a comparatively high crime rate.

Howard Portnoy has written for The Blaze, HotAir, NewsBusters, Weasel Zippers, Conservative Firing Line, RedCounty, and New York’s Daily News. He has one published novel, Hot Rain, (G. P. Putnam’s Sons), and has been a guest on Radio Vice Online with Jim Vicevich, The Alana Burke Show, Smart Life with Dr. Gina, and The George Espenlaub Show.

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